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Roger van Hamburg

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Roger van Hamburg
Roger van Hamburg in 1968
Personal information
Born (1954-04-05) 5 April 1954 (age 70)
Cardón, Venezuela
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubVZC, Vlaardingen

Roger Hendrik van Hamburg (born 5 April 1954) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his home country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 400 m individual medley and 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle relays.[1]

He is married to Diana Rickard, an Australian Olympic swimmer. They have a daughter, Sasha, who is married to Adam Pine, also an Australian Olympic swimmer.[1][2] Since about 2000, Roger and Diana run a swimming school near Sydney, Australia.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roger van Hamburg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ A Family Portrait with Adam Pine. facebook.com
  3. ^ Win a bottle of Champagne: Love where you live in Australia. mumsgone2aus.com (2011-06-18).
  4. ^ ROGER & DIANA VAN HAMBURG. businessprofiles.com
Roger van Hamburg in 1969
Roger van Hamburg in 1973